Podcast #260: The Practice of Living Consciously (The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem Part 1)

Wes Bertrand and I begin a series based on Nathaniel Branden's book, Six Pillars of Self-Esteem. Today's show includes an introductory discussion and also covers the Practice of Living Consciously.

THE SIX PILLARS OF SELF-ESTEEM1. The Practice of Living Consciously
2. The Practice of Self-Acceptance
3. The Practice of Self-Responsibility
4. The Practice of Self-Assertiveness
5. The Practice of Living Purposefully
6. The Practice of Personal Integrity

Questions to answer in this series:what is self-esteem?
why is it important?
what can we do to raise self-esteem?
what role do others play in our self-esteem?

The steps we'll try to follow for each pillar:-identify and define
-what are the obstacles
-personal stories, struggles
-how to overcome them

Contains a character, king of a small land, who becomes [it’s been decades, forgive me…] the first man with … not self-awareness… darn, I can’t remember. But it manifests as as desire to escape an ordained fate, to become more. He seems relevant to some questions raised.

It seems as though I may be evolving down the same path as yourself. Every time you produce these personal development podcast, they hit home like no other. Thank you for this series. I finished the Six Pillars of Self Esteem right as episode 2 was released. This content is incredibly timely in our current paradigm. Thanks for it!

Fascinating, and seems it could be a quite helpful, too! (I’ve only heard one of the podcasts in the series as of yet).
My sister is raising her first daughter, who is six years old. I hope she will take as much interest in this series as I have… Not to imply it isn’t useful for me, but rather, I want to share it with everyone I know.
I’m grateful for having stumbled across your podcasts. Thank you

How I wish School Sucks had been around when I was young. I rebelled for many of the reasons talked about in the podcasts. I never understood why I felt like there was something wrong with me, even with many hours of therapy. I could say more but I’m sure other people have written similar stories about growing up in difficult environments that doesn’t allow for self-esteem, growth, & self-actualization.